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![Opinion: How joining forces can benefit Kiwi farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Opinion: How joining forces can benefit Kiwi farmers
Opinion: Joining the Red Meat Profit Partnership Action Network builds farmer confidence.
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why more pay won't equal job satisfaction](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why more pay won't equal job satisfaction
Opinion: Increasing the minimum wage will not increase job satisfaction or productivity.
![Michael Barnett: We need to wag the dog on climate change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Michael Barnett: We need to wag the dog on climate change
Opinion: Declaring a climate emergency is fine but we should be wary of overreacting.
![Gareth Carter: Way more to avocado than you might think](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Gareth Carter: Way more to avocado than you might think
Gareth Carter: Now is the best time of year to plant an avocado tree in Whanganui.
![Neal Barclay: The promise of hydrogen power could be greater than we think](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Neal Barclay: The promise of hydrogen power could be greater than we think
Opinion: Looking closer at the opportunity at Tiwai Pt stacks the case more in favour.
![Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Opinion: Permanent fix needed for hole created by migrant labour
OPINION: Investing in local labour is a permanent fix to the seasonal labour shortage.
![Claire Trevett: Why PM Jacinda Ardern is charming the farmers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Claire Trevett: Why PM Jacinda Ardern is charming the farmers
Is the PM's bid to hold on to newly converted voters hampering action on housing market?
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why Boomers are OK](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why Boomers are OK
Opinion: Rowarth responds to The Country's interview with Green MP Chloe Swarbrick.
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why NZ's Covid recovery needs dairy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why NZ's Covid recovery needs dairy
Opinion: Not utilising the dairy industry in our economic recovery defies logic.
![Opinion: Why freshwater regulations need a fresh start](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Opinion: Why freshwater regulations need a fresh start
Opinion: Freshwater rules need more than a few tweaks.
![Jane Kelsey: Free trade deal all secrecy, no substance](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Jane Kelsey: Free trade deal all secrecy, no substance
Opinion: Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership is all mouth and no trousers.
![MacNamara: Thorny issues for NZ's new Trade Minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
MacNamara: Thorny issues for NZ's new Trade Minister
Securing greater access to the United States market is just one of many issue.
![Opinion: Hard to escape from climate change](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Opinion: Hard to escape from climate change
Opinion: Farmer and Hawke's Bay Regional Councillor Will Foley looks at climate change.
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: What's your 'why'?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: What's your 'why'?
Opinion: Dr Rowarth explains what is important for our industry and why we don't quit.
![Why Ngāi Tahu's guardianship case holds water](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Why Ngāi Tahu's guardianship case holds water
Sasha Borissenko: Ngāi Tahu lodges statement of claim over freshwater.
![Is food too cheap? Unpacking the problem of the seasonal worker](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Is food too cheap? Unpacking the problem of the seasonal worker
Opinion: Are our expectations unrealistic when it comes to what we pay for produce?
![Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Historic Hawke's Bay: The butcher who owned a freezing works
The butcher who owned his own freezing works
![Pita Alexander: 50 ways to start a business](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Pita Alexander: 50 ways to start a business
Opinion: A few thoughts on how you're going to get there long before you stop breathing.
![Gareth Carter: Lovely lawns and how to banish pesky prickles](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Gareth Carter: Lovely lawns and how to banish pesky prickles
Gardening guru Gareth Carter on creating luxury lawns with a welcome absence of prickles.
![Three key issues Feds wants the next govt to get right](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Three key issues Feds wants the next govt to get right
Opinion: Feds have a wish-list for the new government to tackle, says Andrew Hoggard.
![Jane Smith: Urban New Zealand - you have been lied to](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Jane Smith: Urban New Zealand - you have been lied to
Opinion: Urban Kiwis should be aware of long-term effects of some environmental policies.
![Jamie Mackay: A farmers' guide to voting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Jamie Mackay: A farmers' guide to voting
Opinion: Jamie Mackay offers his thoughts on the runners in the election race.
![Teuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough prune](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Teuila Fuatai: Orchard scheme needs a thorough prune
OPINION: We have fantastic fruit pickers. Why don't we look after them properly?
![Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Working smarter, not harder](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Working smarter, not harder
Comment: New Zealand farmers are showing the way. We can all feel proud.
![Goat number 5 - confronting the amazing mystery of life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
Goat number 5 - confronting the amazing mystery of life
Josh came over, took the goat from me, grabbed it by the horns, rolled it on the ground...
![From the mayor's desk: Farmers deserve praise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=870)
From the mayor's desk: Farmers deserve praise
There is a big disconnect between the reality of good farming practice and urban opinions.